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stomach when attractive food is eaten. The digestive 

 juices are produced in larger quantities and in better 

 quality, and the food has a better chance of being prop- 

 erly digested. This fact is often disregarded. Some 

 people advocate uncooked food, but not only does cook- 



Fiq. 41.— Structure of kidney, showing the secreting mechanism. The arrows in- 

 dicate the direction of the flow of the fluids. Z7.1., beginning of urinary 

 tubule ; Cap., Tuft of Capillaries; A., Artery; V.I., Veiu to tubule; F.2., Vein 

 from tubule; U.2., Urinary tubule; Cap. M., Capillary mesh over tubule; K, 

 Vein. (From Fitz.) 



ing render meats and most vegetables more palatable, 

 but it is a safeguard against disease germs. It is better 

 to keep the body well than to cure it of disease. Health- 

 ful living, which includes proper care of the diet, will 

 do much toward keeping the body in good condition, and 

 often a change in diet will enable one to dispense with 

 drugs that might otherwise be taken. 



